Now that Ticketmaster and Live Nation have merged, the fate of ticket prices for big acts, like, say, Dave Matthews Band is unknown.  But what we can report is that the Dave Matthews Band has announced its 2010 North American Tour.

DMB will spend the earlier part of the new year touring Europe, but will make its way back to the U.S. at the end of May and will travel to several familiar venues until the end of September.

One aspect of DMB’s new tour that will probably make fans happy is the addition of general admission tickets at every show except Bethel, Clarkston, Hollywood Bowl and Shoreline.  The remaining cities with amphitheatres will open up sales for lawn general admission seating, while stadiums and arenas will make the pit available for general admission ticket holders.  Usually, a GA stamp means cheaper tickets rather than un-Godly prices that make you cry when you hand over the credit card.  But this is just speculation, so if you’re planning on attending a DMB show this summer, check the venue’s website just to be sure.

A full list of tour dates can be viewed below:

May:

28 – Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT
29 – Comcast Theatre Hartford, CT

June:

01 – The Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON

02 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center Darien Center, NY
04 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
05 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, NY
07 – Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
08 – Comcast Center Mansfield, MA
10 thru 13 – Bonnaroo?
15 – Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, OH
16 – Verizon Wireless Amph. St. Louis Maryland Heights, MO
18 – Verizon Wireless Music Center Noblesville, IN
22 – Huntington Park Columbus, OH
23 – DTE Energy Music Theatre Clarkston, MI

25 – Blossom Music Center Cuyahoga Falls, OH

30 – Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ

July:
01 – Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
03 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI
04 – Alpine Valley Music Theatre East Troy, WI
09 – Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA
10 – PNC Park At North Shore Pittsburgh, PA
13 – Bethel Woods Center For The Arts Bethel, NY
14 – Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain Scranton, PA
16 – Citi Field New York, NY
17 – Citi Field New York, NY
20 – Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater Virginia Beach, VA
21 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC
23 – Nationals Park Washington, DC
25 – Churchill Downs Hullabaloo festival Louisville, KY
27 – Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood Atlanta, GA

28 – Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrounds Tampa, FL
30 – Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL
31 – Cruzan Amphitheatre West Palm Beach, FL

August:
14 – INTRUST Bank Arena Wichita, KS
17 – Usana Amphitheatre Salt Lake City, UT
20 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre Chula Vista, CA
21 – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Irvine, CA
23 – Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
25 – Sleep Train Pavilion At Concord Concord, CA
27 – Sleep Train Amphitheatre Wheatland, CA
28 – Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, CA
31 – Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID

September:
03 – Gorge Amphitheatre Quincy, WA
04 – Gorge Amphitheatre Quincy, WA
05 – Gorge Amphitheatre Quincy, WA
10 – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion The Woodlands, TX
11 – Superpages.com Center Dallas, TX
14 – Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, NE
15 – Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, MN

-          Jessica Cole

Currently Listening to: “Crystal” by Stevie Nicks

Laura Veirs –  July Flame (01/12/10)
Final Fantasy – Heartland (01/12/10)
OK Go – Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky (01/12/10)
Editors – In This Light And On this Evening (01/19/10)
Surfer Blood – Astro Coast (01/19/10)
Vampire Weekend – Contra (01/12/09)
The Paperbacks – Lit From Within (01/12/10)
Alberta Cross – The Broken Side Of Time (01/19/10)
Spoon – Transference (01/19/10)
Eels – End Times (01/19/10)
RJD2 – The Colossus (01/19/10)
Daniel Merriweather – Love & War (01/19/10)
Cold War Kids – Behave Yourself EP (01/19/10)
Beck & Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM (01/26/10)
Magnetic Fields – Realism (01/26/10)
Beach House – Teen Dream (01/26/10)
Citay – Dream Get Together (01/26/10)
Locksley – Be In Love (01/26/10)
Retribution Gospel Choir – 2 (01/26/10)
Corrine Bailey Rae – The Sea (01/26/10)
Four Tet – There Is Love In You (01/26/10)
Pit Er Pat – The Flexible Entertainer (01/26/10)
Midlake – The Courage of Others (02/02/10)
Lifehouse – Smoke and Mirrors (02/02/10)
Chamillionaire – Venom (02/02/10)
Massive Attack – Heligoland (02/09/10)
Hot Chip – One Life Stand (02/09/10)
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (02/09/10)
Reckless Kelly – Somewhere in Time (02/09/10)
Galactic – Ya-Ka-May (02/09/10)
You Say Party! We Say Die! – XXXX (02/09/10)
The Watson Twins – Talking To You, Talking To Me (02/09/10)
Drake – Thank Me Later (02/14/10)
Angels & Airwaves – Love (02/14/10)
Lightspeed Champion – Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You (02/16/10)
Tindersticks – Falling Down a Mountain (02/16/10)
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (02/23/10)
Toro Y Moi – Causers Of This (02/23/10)
Quasi – American Gong (02/23/10)
Shout Out Louds – Work (02/23/10)
Woodhands – Remorsecapade (02/23/10)
Holly Miranda – The Magician’s Private Library (02/23/10)
Rogue Wave – Permalight (03/02/10)
The Ruby Suns – Fight Softly (03/02/10)
The Whigs – In The Dark (03/02/10)
Ted Leo – The Brutalist Bricks (03/09/10)
Liars – Sisterworld (03/09/10)
Broken Bells – S/T (03/09/10)
Freelance Whales – Weathervanes (03/26/10)
Wakey!Wakey! – Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You… (03/16/10)
She & Him – Volume 2 (03/23/10)
The Apples in Stereo – Travelers in Space and Time (04/06/10)

This list is, of course, grossly incomplete and subject to change. Anything we’re missing that you’re pumped about?

-Alec Wooden